Can we imagine a world where greed is not the main driver of events? If liberal democracy is to survive, we have to try. The post Defeating the Hydra appeared first on The American Interest .
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/09/16/defeating-the-hydra/
Sane policymaking always grapples with trade-offs. Environmental policymaking should be no different. The post Apocalypse Now? appeared first on The American Interest .
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/08/27/apocalypse-now/
Daniel Lee's new book about his surprise discovery of an SS officer's hidden files gives us a rare look into the lives of the countless bureaucratic enablers who kept the Nazi machine running. ...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/08/25/portrait-of-an-ordinary-nazi/
Matthew Kroenig’s new book makes a strong, grounded case that democracies have clear strategic advantages over their autocratic rivals. The post Who Has the Right Stuff? appeared first on Th...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/08/19/who-has-the-right-stuff/
Catherin Belton's new book lifts the veil on Russia's decades-long influence operations in the United States and United Kingdom. The post Russian Cash and Duplicity—and Our Greed and Complace...
Being contrarian is easy. Sticking with it is the hard part, as Maria Golia’s new book on the jazz saxophonist shows. The post Ornette Coleman and the Contrarian’s Lot appeared first on Th...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/08/09/ornette-coleman-and-the-contrarians-lot/
A new documentary captures the steely genius and hard-earned faith of the great Southern Gothic writer. The post The Enduring Chill of Flannery O’Connor appeared first on The American Intere...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/08/02/the-enduring-chill-of-flannery-oconnor/
This is the question that tormented Søren Kierkegaard, perhaps the first great philosopher to process our modern world—and it comes to life in Clare Carlisle's unconventional new biography. ...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/07/26/how-should-one-live/
A new novel by Christopher Beha catalogues them one by one—and reminds us why human beings are worth writing about. The post The Errors of Rationalism appeared first on The American Interest...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/07/19/the-errors-of-rationalism/
A biography of “the father of American policing” offers timely insights into his progressive, professional approach to policing, but fails to grapple with the darker side of his legacy. The...
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/07/18/august-vollmer-and-the-sins-of-the-father/